(19)
(11) EP 1 251 005 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/43

(21) Application number: 02251318.8

(22) Date of filing: 26.02.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B41F 13/004, B41F 33/12, B41F 33/06, B41F 13/016
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.04.2001 JP 2001109471

(71) Applicant: TOKYO KIKAI SEISAKUSHO LTD.
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Tokiwa, Shizurou
    Zushi-shi, Kanagawa-ken (JP)

(74) Representative: Howe, Steven 
Lloyd Wise Commonwealth House, 1-19 New Oxford Street
London WC1A 1LW
London WC1A 1LW (GB)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for controlling rotary presses in power failure


(57) The apparatus for controlling, in a power failure, a rotary press (Fig.1) that separately drives a printing section (CT1,CT2) and a folding section (FD) with independent drive sources (M), pulls a printing material (W) that is being braked in a paper feeding section (SP1,SP2) at least by the folding section, brings a blanket cylinder (BC) of the printing section into contact with the printing material to produce printing impressions by changing over the braking of the printing material to a braking mode with a constant braking force upon interruption of power feeding due to a main power failure, detecting a voltage drop caused by the power failure to output a power failure signal, changing over to a battery power supply (12), separating a blanket cylinder that is at press from the printing material, and decelerating and bringing to a halt a printing material pulling mechanism (OT) at the folding section within a predetermined time.







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